1H61MV-ITXUser ManualVersion 1.0Published November 2012Copyright©2012 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
101.3 Unique FeaturesASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU) is an all-in-one tool to ne-tune different sy
11ASRock APP Charger If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, ASRock
12ASRock Crashless BIOS ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If power loss occurs during the BIO
13ASRock Restart to UEFI Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. The light-ning boot up speed makes it hard to access the UEFI se
141.3 Motherboard Layout 1 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 12 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 2 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) (Dual Cha
151.4 I/O Panel* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
16Chapter 2: InstallationThis is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chass
172.3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 1155-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below.Before you insert the 1155-Pin CPU into the so
18Pin1alignment key alignment key Pin11155-Pin CPU1155-Pin SocketStep 3. Insert the 1155-Pin CPU:Step 3-1. Hold the CPU by the edge where i
191155-Pin Socket2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 1155-Pin socket that supports Intel 1155-Pin
2Copyright Notice:No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, exce
202.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel
212.6 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)There is 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Exp
222. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benets of dual monitor
23Surround Display FeatureThis motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-o
24 For Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display
25USB 2.0 header (9-pin, blue) CIR header (4-pin, white) USB_PWRP-P+GNDATX+5VSBIRRXIRTXGNDDUMMY2.8 ASRock Smart Remote Installation GuideASRock Smart
26* ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://ww
272.9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
282.10 Onboard Headers and ConnectorsOnboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors
29J _SENSEO UT2_L1M IC_RETP RESENCE#GNDO UT2_RM IC2_RM IC2_LOUT_RETFront Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front (9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel a
3Contents1 Introduction ... 51.1 Package Contents ...
30CPU Fan Connectors Please connect the CPU fan (4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to the connector and (see p.14 No. 18) match the black wire to the
31ATX 12V Power Connector Please connect an ATX 12V (4-pin ATX12V1) power supply to this connector.(see p.14 No. 19)20-Pin ATX Power Supply I
322.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® H61 chipset that supports Serial ATA
33 Caution1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATA2 Hot Plug cannot be processed.2. Even some SATA / SATA2 HDDs provide b
34 How to Hot Plug a SATA / SATA2 HDD:Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the
352.14 Driver Installation GuideTo install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive rst. Then, the drivers com
362.15.2 Installing Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows
372.16 ASRock XFast 555ASRock’s unique XFast 555 Technology includes three tools that allow users to experience huge performance boosts. There is XFa
382.16.1 ASRock XFast RAMASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included in ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory sp
39XFast RAM SettingsYou may nd the XFast RAM setup page in the left panel of ASRock Extreme Tun-ing utility.First select the desired drive and disk s
43 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ... 473.1 Introduction ...
40Lastly, select the les that are supposed to go in the virtual drive to speed up the system’s performance. Such as temporary les created by compute
412.16.2 ASRock XFast LANASRock XFast LAN provides several special features for faster internet access. For example, LAN Application Prioritization a
42ASRock XFast LAN UI OverviewThe default status windowRight click for more optionsShow/hide slot activation areaVariance of ping timeTX shaping indic
43 Close Windows Hides the status window. Can also be done by double clicking on the status window. Reopen by right clicking on the XFast LAN ico
44Adding a new application and changing its priorityClick search and choose a new program you wish to add. You can also type in a short description fo
452.16.3 ASRock XFast USBNot only does ASRock XFast USB boost up the performance of USB 2.0 storage devices, but also USB 3.0 devices. Users may expe
46ASRock XFast USB UI OverviewPlug in your USB storage device and XFast USB automatically sets it to Turbo mode!Hide the XFast USB windowClick to safe
47Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY3.1 IntroductionThis section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your system. The UEFI chip on
483.1.2 Navigation KeysPlease check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description
493.3 OC Tweaker ScreenIn the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.CPU CongurationCPU Ratio Use this item to change the ratio va
5Chapter 1: IntroductionThank you for purchasing ASRock H61MV-ITX motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent
50Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to congure short duration power limit in watts. The default value is [Auto].Primary Plane Current Limit
51DRAM tRPUse this item to change Row Precharge Time (tRP) Auto/Manual setting. The default is [Auto].DRAM tRASUse this item to change RAS# Active
52Voltage CongurationDRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].
53Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.3.4 Advanced ScreenIn this section, you may set the congurations for the
543.4.1 CPU CongurationIntel Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, a computer system with an Intel processor that sup-ports Hyper-Thre
55 to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious s
563.4.2 North Bridge Conguration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority
573.4.3 South Bridge CongurationOnboard HD AudioSelect [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. Front Panel Sel
583.4.4 Storage CongurationSATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature.SATA Mode Selection Use this to sele
593.4.5 Intel(R) Rapid Start TechnologyIntel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology. Intel(R)
61.2 Specications Platform - Mini-ITX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - Supports 3rd and 2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 i
603.4.6 Intel(R) Smart Connect TechnologyIntel(R) Smart Connect Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Smart Connect Techn
613.4.7 ACPI CongurationSuspend to RAMUse this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Selecting [Auto] will en
623.4.8 USB CongurationUSB 2.0 ControllerUse this item to enable or disable the use of USB 2.0 controller. Legacy USB SupportUse this option to sele
633.5 ToolOMG(Online Management Guard)Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access at specied times via
64Network CongurationInternet SettingUse this item to set up the internet connection mode. Conguration options: [DHCP (Auto IP)] and [PPPOE]. UEFI D
653.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenIn this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the param
663.7 Boot ScreenIn this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to cong-ure the boot settings and the boot priority.
67Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [En-abled]. AddOn ROM Display Use this option
683.8 Security ScreenIn this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it
693.9 Exit ScreenSave Changes and ExitWhen you select this option, the following message “Save conguration changes and exit setup?” will po
7 - Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 75Hz
70Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 8 / 8 6
71Installing OS on a HDD Larger Than 2TBThis motherboard is adopting UEFI BIOS that allows Windows® OS to be installed on a large size HDD (>2TB).
8 - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome
9CAUTION!1. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under W
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